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    MORE POWER

    It looks like they are designed to act as the hub of a wheel and 150 extra lbs of unsprung weight per drive wheel is not a good thing in sports cars. It would be better if it was moved from the wheel to the center of the car and driveshafts added. 500 ft/lbs of torque per wheel is alot, not to...
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    MORE POWER

    increasing the number of coils (aka windings) in the electric motor would increase the strength of the beta field of the rotor thus increasing the amount of torque. As long as you keep in check how many amps youre drawing from the batts (by controlling the resistance of the circuit since the...
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    MORE POWER

    So... How will the aftermarket be able to make this more potent?  This makes Forced Induction obsolete, no more Air/fuel ratios, no more variable valve timing/porting, no more timing.  Any ideas for increasing the power/improving of this beast??!?! Things i can think of right now: -Batt cell...
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    What do you think of the 2 gear gear box, will it be more fun or less fun then..

    Re: What do you think of the 2 gear gear box, will it be more fun or less fun th I had the thought about implementing a CVT (continuously variable transmission) option but with the torque curve being so flat up to 9000 rpm (i believe), it would be quite unnecessary. The main purpose of the CVT...
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    How do you guys feel about the sound or lack of that the roadster will make?

    Now that i think about it, In racing situations it would allow easier communication between the team and the driver and less driver fatigue. If the performace of the car doesnt degrade much as the batt charge goes down, this car may make a big impact on endurance racing.
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    What do you think of the 2 gear gear box, will it be more fun or less fun then..

    two gears would rock... i think it would be cool to see the video game "low" "high" on the shifter box. Honestly, whatever takes me around the track faster i like. I was a die hard rotary engine fan... well still am but damn this tesla really has made me rethink things... DAMN YOU TESLA!!! :)...
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    How do you guys feel about the sound or lack of that the roadster will make?

    Ahahahahah, i could hate you for just thinking up the beeper idea... but i wont cause im not like that... No beeper!!! Think about this... Hard top tesla + black as night + black rims + black tint + tinted head/tail lights + black calipers + no noise = most bad-ass sleeper stealth car ever...
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    How do you think the Roadster will handle compared to the Lotus Elise?

    Suspension geometry is exactly how lotus designed it!! great... modifed chassis, same suspension... have some of the lotus engineers reoptimize the geometry to take into account the heavier/longer/"stiffer" modified chassis.
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    How does the range change when the character of driving changes?

    Yeah i wonder if quick charge is possible with large equipment. "gas station" style... quite interesting
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    Modified lotus Chassis

    Read the blogs and well, whatever car the chassis was based off of, it is now 2" longer to make room for the batteries. I also read that the chassis runners were changed from a continuous beam bent to the correct dimensions (lotus) to actually cutting and bracketing the runners in the correct...
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    How does the range change when the character of driving changes?

    The stated 2.53 km/MJ is derived how? what test conditions was this under? If i take the roadster to the track 100 miles away, do a good hard 40 laps @ streets of willow, will i be able to make the 100 mi trip back to LA? How does the energy mileage change when the character of driving changes...
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    Modified lotus Chassis

    Ahh ok ok good to hear. Keep some specialists on hand as consultants. i read FAQ on teslamotors.com: "Lotus Engineering won a design contest where several design firms submitted proposals. Lotus Engineering supplied the initial chassis which was significantly modified by Tesla Motors engineers...
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    T-Roadster, bound to be interesting track car.

    Perfect, I live in LA!!! It may be a good idea to have a demo model where non-owners/non-deposit holders can ride along in. Myself, owning two very high maintenance cars in a location where living costs are sky high will not be able to afford one for some time unless some miracle happens. Id be...
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    Modified lotus Chassis

    Using the elise's chassis was, i would hope, part of a trade study they performed when lotus submitted their bid. the fact that they are not using it probably means that the tesla's powertrain was too unique and what was once an optimal chassis for a petrol car, is no longer optimal for the batt...
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    Autonomy

    You know!! I take my '93 rx-7 on the SD LA trip probably once a month and i max out at 230 mi/tank :' :(
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    How do you think the Roadster will handle compared to the Lotus Elise?

    Hard to say. Low center of gravity is not the only factor that determines handling. Factors that the engineers should be taking into account in addition to the height of the CG are the moments of inertia, chassis rigidity in torsional and bending, load paths from the suspension mounts, and...
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    Autonomy

    Jomagi. How many miles to you get on one tank of gas? if you own a normal car its probably near 250-350 miles per tank... same as the tesla. What id be more worried about is how long can you leave the car unplugged... what if you leave it at the airport for 2 wks? will the Li-ion batts hold...
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    T-Roadster, bound to be interesting track car.

    I currently am competetively racing in SCCA and will be moving into NASA time trials within the next year... I would love to be part of a factory racing effort. A huge point to make for a brand new car with unqualified technology is track proven performance. I would be happy to put it through...
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    Modified lotus Chassis

    Donno, hope they didnt mess up the stiffness/weight while modifying it. Lotus has a damn good engineering squad with alot of clout/heritage in the sports car world. I would subcontract lotus to fully develop the chassis and allow them to claim it as their own... people would feel more confident...